Clip for marking tags



Dec. 10, 1 0- B. Y. JACOBSON CLIP FOR MARKING TAGS Filed Sept. 21. 1939 INVETOR. 0 Y Jacobson.

A ORNEY.

Patented Dec. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention relates to marking tags.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of the clip portion which carries the tag; said construction comprising a cylindrical wire of spring metal bent to form a spring which serves to normally hold each end of the wire in contact in such a manner as to grip a piece of cloth between the side of one end and the extreme end of the'opposite co-acting jaw member formed thereon, without piercing the material or injury thereto.

A further object is to so form a portion of the wire as to provide a broad area for the thumb of the user to press in the act of attaching or detaching the clip to the cloth, and which serves to position the clip between a thumb and finger, so that the jaw members will be easily guided over the edge of the cloth in the act of attaching the clip to the same.

A further object is to provide a clip that may be easily made in large quantities by a machine, at a low cost.

Referring to the drawing which forms a part of the specification:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a clip embodying my invention, shown on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 2 is a view of the construction shown in Fig. 1 taken at a right angle thereto, and showing the flattened and pointed jaw member resting in contact With a side of the co-acting member, hereinafter referred to as the pillar.

Fig. 3 is a side View of a construction in which the guide construction shown in Fig. 1 for the 35 jaw member, is omitted, and the jaw member is guided by contact with the body portion against which it is pressed by the resilient action of the spring.

Fig. 4 is a view, taken at a right angle to that shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view, shown on an enlarged scale, of the pillar and jaw member engagement.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a construction in which one of the side members is formed to provide a surface of increased area for the thumb to rest against in the act of opening the clip.

Fig. 7 is a view of the construction shown in Fig. 6, in which the form of the limb is clearly disclosed.

Fig. 8 is a view of another form showing one of the limbs bent to afford a rest for the thumb and positioned adjacent the lower end of the guide loop in such a manner as to close the opening to the guide and thus prevent the opposite limb from passing out of the loop in the act of fastening the clip to a piece of cloth.

Fig. 9 is a view of the form of Fig. 8, taken at a right angle thereto.

Fig. 10 is a side View of my device in one of its most simple forms, constructed to operate without the use of a loop guide, and having the enlarged area for the thumb to rest against in the act of operating the clip.

The jaw 24-h: Figures 1, 3, 6, and 8, is shown in longitudinal section.

In the Figures 6, 7, 8, and 9, the tag is shown in position on the clips.

My clip comprises a wire of spring metal bent to form a U-shaped spring and oppositely disposed side arms 2ll and 2El respectively, which extend across each other as illustrated, and are held in contact by the spring section 2 l-, which also serves to hold the jaw members in close contact, as will be readily understood.

The upper end of the arm is cylindrical in form to provide a curved face 22-.

The opposite arm 20 is curved at its upper end portion as illustrated at 23- and terminates in a flattened jaw member 2 i which is notched as illustrated at 25- to provide two oppositely disposed sharp points 2626' respectively.

The cylindrical surface of the pillar rests in the notch, substantially as illustrated in Figures 2, 3, 5, and 10, and preferably with the pillar extending a short distance above the jaw, as illustrated in Fig. 10, and the jaw member curved as shown to form a V-shaped space 21- into which the edge of the cloth is inserted in the act of attaching the clip thereto, and serves as a guide for the cloth.

In Figs. 1, 2, 8, and 9, the Wire is bent to form a loop 28 in the upper part of the arm 2il' which serves as a guide for the arm 20--- to guide the jaw member into proper co-acting relation with the pillar, and the arm is bent as illustrated at 29 to form a shoulder which serves as an abutment to prevent the jaws from opening beyond a predetermined point, and to substantially close the lower end of the loop.

Referring to Figures 6, 7 and 10, the arm 20--' is shown to be bent into a form which provides an increased area of surface 39- for a fin-- ger or thumb to rest upon in the act of operating the jaws, and assists materially in preventing the clip from turning or slipping in the fingers, as will be readily understood.

The upper end of one of the folds serving to form said area, is positioned a predetermined distance from the opposite arm, as illustrated in Figure 10, at 3l-- and serves as an abutment therefor.

Referring to Figures 8, and 9, one arm is shown to be bent, as illustrated at 32- to form a depression in which the end of a thumb may rest in the act of operating the clip, and when the clip is made with this form located adjacent the open end of the guide slot or loop 28-, the loop can be open at its lower end, the end of the thumb serving as a stop or abutment for the adjacent arm, and when made in this form the jaws may be separated a much greater distance apart, permitting them to be used with much greater thicknesses of cloth, etc.

It will be understoodthat the marking tag clips are made of thin wire, usually about one thirty second of an inch in diameter and little over an inch long; therefore the notch in the jaw is shallow and the points are not long enough to pierce the cloth but simply grip the surface as the jaws close, and thereafter the cloth is forced into the notch and slightly stretched between the points, thus being firmly held without injury to the cloth, and so firmly fixed thereon that it cannot be removed before the jaws are opened.

It will be understood that the form of the clip may be changed more or less without departing from the invention disclosed herein, such as the cross section of the wire, relative dimensions of the wire, and similar modifications of form etc.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. A clip of the character described comprising a wire of stifi resilient material formed to provide two arm portions and an integral spring portion, said arm portions extending across each other, one arm formed to provide a circular pillar adjacent its upper end, the other arm having its end flattened and notched and normally resting against said pillar with the pillar in the notch.

2. A clip of the character described consisting of a wire of stiff resilient material formed to provide a spring section and two arms, said arms being spaced from each other and extending across each other at a predetermined distance from the spring section, one of said arms being cylindrical in form adjacent its end to form a pillar jaw member, and the other arm having its end flattened and notched to provide two pointed parts which normally rest at opposite sides of the pillar when the pillar is in the notch.

3. The construction defined in claim 1, together with; one of said arms being formed to provide an increased area of surface for convenience in handling.

4. The construction defined in claim 1, together with; and means for guiding the pillar into the notch.

5. A clip of the character described consisting of a wire of stiff resilient material formed to provide a spring section and two arms spaced from each other and extending across each other at a predetermined distance from the spring section, one of said arms being cylindrical in form adjacent its end to form a pillar jaw member, and the other arm having its end flattened and of greater width that the pillar, and notched to provide two points which normally rest at each side of the pillar when the jaws are closed.

BENNO Y. JACOBSON. 

